I had an old friend in high school whose ancestors fought on opposite sides of the Civil War. His dad was a big civil war buff, as a result, and even had a shelf decorated in the living room with one half Confederate and the other half Union, and all the old portraits and memorabilia that survived decorating the respective sides. Even had a little picture of Jefferson and Lincoln at the top.

Absent the deeper historical context, it was very cute. Did not bother to ask how many slaves his family had owned.